Texas Rangers rookie Kohei Arihara pitched 5⅔ scoreless innings to record his first major league win in the visitors' 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night.
At Tropicana Field, Arihara (1-1), who was 0-1 after two starts this season and pitching on four days' rest, allowed two singles and a double in the longest outing of his short major league career. He also struck out five and walked none.
"I'm glad I contributed to the team's victory," said Arihara, the recipient of the Rangers' postgame cowboy hat, which is given to the team's player of the game.